Open Joint Stock Company "VolgaTelecom"

Taxpayer Individual Number 5260901817

APPROVED

By the Board of directors of OJSC "VolgaTelecom"

The minutes № 5 of 12.08.2003

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors V.F.Lyulin ______

(Signature)

L.S.

THE QUARTERLY REPORT

OF THE ISSUER OF ISSUE SECURITIES

For: Quarter II of 2003

Open joint-stock company "VolgaTelecom"

Code of the Issuer: 00137-A

Location: Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod, M. Gorky sq., Post House

Mail address: 603000, Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod, M. Gorky sq., Post House

The information contained in the present quarterly report, is subject to disclosing according to the legislation of Russian Federation on securities

General director V.F.Lyulin ______

(Signature)

Chief accountant N.I.Popkov ______

(Signature)

12.08.2003

(L.S.)

The contact person: Mironova Elena Petrovna

Leading expert on securities

Phone: (8312) 34 22 10 Fax: (8312) 30 67 68

E-mail address:

A. Issuer Data

9. Full name of the Issuer.

Открытое акционерное общество "ВолгаТелеком"

Open Joint Stock Company " VolgaTelecom"

10.Abbreviated name.

ОАО "ВолгаТелеком"

OJSC " VolgaTelecom "

11. Information on changes in the name and form of incorporation of the issuer.

Open joint-stock company "Svyazinform" of Nizhny Novgorod Region

OJSC "Nizhegorodsvyazinform"

Introduced:12.08.1996

Open joint-stock company "Svyazinform" of Nizhny Novgorod Region

Open Company " Nizhegorodsvyazinform "

Introduced:15.12.1993

The state enterprise of telecommunication and computer science "Rossvyazinform" of Nizhny Novgorod Region

GPSI "Rossvyazinform"

Introduced:1.04.1991

Current Name Introduced: 28.06.2002

12. Information on the state registration of the issuer and his licenses.

Date of the state registration of the issuer: 15.12.1993

Number of the certificate of the state registration (other document confirming the state registration of the issuer): 448

The state registration body: Administration of the city of Nizhny Novgorod

Licenses:

Number:Б 325542 № 523

Issue date: 6.12.2002

Validity term: till 9.12.2007

The licensing body: Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod Region

Activities: realization of works with use of the information making the state secret

Number: Б 325543 № 524

Issue date: 9.12.2002

Validity term: till 9.12.2007

The licensing body: Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod Region

Activities: realization of actions and (or) rendering of services in the field of protection of the state secret

Number: Д 309529 № ГС-4-52-02-22-0-5260901817-001732-1

Issue date: 19.09.2002

Validity term: till 20.09.2007

The licensing body: The state committee of the Russian Federation on construction and municipal housing complex

Activities: realization of activity on construction of buildings and constructions of I and II levels of responsibility in accordance to the state standard

Number: Д 280930 № ГС-4-52-02-22-0-5260901817-001771-1

Issue date: 3.10.2002

Validity term: till 4.10.2007

The licensing body: The state committee of the Russian Federation on construction and municipal housing complex

Activities: realization of activity on construction of buildings and constructions of I and II levels of responsibility in accordance to the state standard

Number: А 022746 № 23243

Issue date: 14.11.2002

Validity term: till 14.11.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: providing cable telecommunication services

Number: А 022633 № 23240

Issue date: 1.08.2002

Validity term: till 1.08.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: providing telematic services

Number: А 022744 № 23241

Issue date: 1.08.2002

Validity term: till 1.08.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: providing data transfer services

Number: А 022745 № 23242

Issue date: 14.11.2002

Validity term: till 1.02.2006

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: providing cellular radio telephone telecommunication services in the range of 450 MHz

Number: А 022747 № 23244

Issue date: 28.11.2002

Validity term: till 17.03.2010

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: providing cellular radio telephone telecommunication services in the range of 900 MHz

Number: А 022748 № 23245

Issue date: 4.10.2002

Validity term: till 4.10.2012

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: providing local and intrazonal telecommunication services

Number: А 022749 № 23246

Issue date: 12.09.2002

Validity term: till 12.09.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: communication channels leasing

Number: А 023240 № 23721

Issue date: 12.09.2002

Validity term: till 12.09.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: services of sound programs relay over wire broadcast network

Number: А 016817 № 17571

Issue date: 15.03.2001

Validity term: till 15.03.2006

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: sound programs radio relay services

Number: А 013502 № 14461

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 9.03.2005

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: cable TV network television programs broadcasting services

Number:А 011617 № 12282

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 24.06.2004

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: air broadcasting of TV and sound programs and transfer of additional information services

Number: А 008741 № 9648

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 11.07.2003

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: cable TV network television programs broadcasting services

Number: А 015548 № 16383

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 17.10.2005

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: television programs air broadcasting services

Number: А 016609 № 17234

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 25.01.2006

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: cable TV network television programs broadcasting services

Number: А 020214 № 20830

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 18.01.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: cable TV network television programs broadcasting services

Number: А 011203 № 11917

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 8.04.2004

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: services of personal radio call with channeling of VHF in FM network

Number: А 022760 № 23257

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 1.08.2005

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: television and sound programs air broadcasting services

Number: А 014514 № 15426

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 19.05.2005

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: sound programs radio relay services

Number: А 022767 № 23264

Issue date: 31.10.2002

Validity term: till 20.05.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: television programs air broadcasting services

Number: А 023934 № 24345

Issue date: 28.11.2002

Validity term: till 28.11.2007

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: providing local, Inter-city and international telecommunication services

Number: А 013635 № 14602

Issue date: 22.03.2001

Validity term: till 9.03.2005

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: cable TV network television programs broadcasting services

Number: А 019339 № 19983

Issue date: 8.11.2001

Validity term: till 8.11.2006

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: sound programs radio relay services

Number: А 023932 № 24343

Issue date: 28.11.2002

Validity term: till 28.11.2005

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: vehicular radiotelephone communication services

Number: А 023933 № 24344

Issue date: 28.11.2002

Validity term: till 28.11.2005

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: personal radio call services

Number: Г 793689 № М147

Issue date: 3.04.2003

Validity term: till 3.04.2008

The licensing body: Licensing chamber of Nizhny Novgorod Region

Activities: realization ofmedicinal activity

Number: А 025025 № 25357

Issue date: 14.03.2003

Validity term: till 14.03.2006

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: TV programs air broadcasting services

Number: А 025047 № 25379

Issue date: 14.03.2003

Validity term: till 14.03.2006

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activity: the services of TV and sound programs broadcasting over cable TV network

Number: А 026298 № 26974

Issue date: 23.05.2003

Validity term: till 23.05.2006

The licensing body: The ministry of the Russian Federation of telecommunication and informations

Activities: the services of TV and sound programs broadcasting over cable TV network

13. The tax payer identification number.

5260901817

14. The issuer's activity sector.

SIC codes:

52300

15. Location, mail address of the issuer and contact phones.

Location: The Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod, M. Gorky sq., Post House

Mail address: 603000, The Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod, M. Gorky sq., Post House

Phone: (8312) 33 20 47 Fax: (8312) 30 67 68

E-mail address:

16. Information on the auditor of the issuer.

Name: Closed joint-stock company "Ernest and Young Vneshaudit"

Location: Tthe Russian Federation, Moscow, Podsosenskiy per., 20/12, bld. 1-1А

Taxpayer ID number: 7701006684

Mail address: 103062, The Russian Federation, Moscow, Podsosenskiy per., 20/12, bld. 1-1А

Phone: (8 095) 705 92 92 Fax: (8 095) 705 92 93

E-mail address:

Information on the license of the auditor:

License number: Е003246

Issue date: 17.01.2003

Validity term: till 18.01.2008

The licensing body: The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation

17. Information on the organizations which are accounting the rights to securities of the issuer.

Registrar:

Name: Closed joint-stock company "Registrar - Svyaz "

Location: The Russian Federation, Moscow, Bolshaya Olenya str. 15 A

Mail address: 107078, The Russian Federation, Moscow, Kalanchevskaya str., 15 a, P.O.Box 45

Phone: (095) 933 42 21 Fax: (095) 933 42 21

E-mail address:

The license:

License number: 10 - 000 - 1 - 00258

Issue date: 1.10.2002

Validity term: it is not established

The licensing body: FEDERAL COMMISSION FOR THE SECURITIES MARKET OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The date since which the keeping of the registry of registered securities of the issuer is carried out by the specified registrar:18.02.2002

The centralized storage of the issuer's securities during the accounting quarter was not used

18. The issuer's depositary.

no Depositary

19. Participants of the issuer.

Total amount of stockholders (participants): 34661

The stockholders (participants) owning at least 5 percent of the charter capital of the issuer:

19.1 Name: Open joint-stock company "Telecommunication Investment Company"

Location: Russian Federation, Moscow, Plyuschikha str., 55, bld. 2

Mail address: 119121, Russian Federation, Moscow, Plyuschikha str., 55, bld. 2

Equity stake in charter capital of the issuer:38.0035 %

The stockholders (participants) owning at least 25 percent of the charter capital of the stockholder (participant) of the issuer:

19.1.1 Name: the Ministry of property relations of the Russian Federation

Location: Russian Federation, Moscow, Nikolsky per., 9

Mail address: 103865, the Russian Federation, Moscow, Nikolsky per., 9

Equity stake in charter capital of the stockholder (participant) of the issuer:50 % + 1

19.1.2 Name: Mustcom Limited

Location: 3 Themistoklis Dervis Street CY-1066 Nicosia, Cyprus

Mail address: 102000, Moscow, Dmitrovskiy per., 9

Equity stake in charter capital of the stockholder (participant) of the issuer: 25 % + 1

19.2 Name: "ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO" (CLOSED JOINT-STOCK COMPANY)

Location: Russian Federation, Moscow, Krasnaya Presnya, 31

Mail address: 123022, Russian Federation, Moscow, Krasnaya Presnya, 31

Equity stake in charter capital of the issuer: 18.7303 % (the nominal holder)

The stockholders (participants) owning at least 25 percent of the charter capital of the stockholder (participant) of the issuer:

19.3 Name: Closed joint-stock company "Depository clearing company"

Location: Russian Federation, Moscow, 1-st Tverskaya Yamskaya, 13

Mail address: 103064, Moscow, Staraya Basmannaya str., 14/2, bld. 4

Equity stake in charter capital of the issuer: 9.7127 % (the nominal holder)

The stockholders (participants) owning at least 25 percent of the charter capital of the stockholder (participant) of the issuer:

20. Management structure of the issuer.

The general meeting of stockholders,
The board of directors,
The general director (sole executive of the issuer),

Management board (joined executive agency of the issuer)

The competence of the general meeting of stockholders (participants) of the issuer according to its charter (constituent documents):

The general meeting of stockholders is the supreme body of management of the Company.

The following issues (item 12.2-12.3 of the Charter) concern the competence of the general meeting of stockholders

1) Amendments and additions to the present Charter or Approval of the Charter of the Company in a new wording (except for the cases stipulated by the Federal law "On joint-stock companies"), resolutions on which are adopted by a majority of at least three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
2) Reorganization of the Company, the resolution on which is approved by a majority of at least three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
3) Liquidation of the Company, appointment of the liquidating commission and approval of intermediate and final liquidating balances, resolutions on which are approved by a majority of at least three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
4) Election of members of the Board of directors, carried out by a cumulative voting;
5) The prescheduled termination of powers of members of the Board of directors, the resolution on which is approved by majority of votes of stockholders - owners of the voting shares participating in the meeting;
6) Definition of the amount, face value, category (type) of declared shares of the Company and the rights given by these shares, resolutions on which are approved by a majority of at least three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
7) increase of the charter capital of the Company by increase of face value of shares, the resolution on which is approved by majority of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
8) increase of the charter capital of the Company by placement of additional shares by public offering in case if the amount of additionally placed shares makes more than 25 percent of the common stock placed earlier by the Company, the resolution on which is approved by a majority of at least three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
9) increase of the charter capital of the Company by placement of additional shares by private offering, the resolution on which is approved by a majority of at least three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
10) decrease of the charter capital of the Company by decreasing the face value of shares by the Company’s purchasing a part of shares to reduce their total amount, and also by redemption of the shares acquired or purchased out by the Company, the resolution on which is approved by a majority of votes of stockholders – the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;

11) election of members of the Audit committee of the Company and a prescheduled termination of powers, resolutions on which are approved by majority of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
12) approval of the auditor of the Company, the resolution on which is approved by majority of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
13) approval of annual reports, annual accounting of the Company, including profit and loss statements (accounts of profits and losses) of the Company, and also distribution of the profit, including payment (declaration) of dividends, and losses of the Company by results of the fiscal year, resolutions on which are approved by majority of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
14) definition of the due procedure of conducting the General meeting of stockholders of the Company, the resolution on which is approved by the majority of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
15) splitting and consolidation of shares, resolutions on which are approved by the majority of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
16) adoption of a decision on approval of transactions in fulfillment of which there is an interested party, the resolution on which is adopted in cases and in the procedure, stipulated by article XI of the Federal law "On joint-stock companies";
17) adoption of a decision on approval of the large transactions connected to purchase, alienation or an opportunity of alienation by the Company directly or indirectly of property the cost of which makes more than 50 percent of the book value of assets of the company, defined according to its accounting as of the last accounting date, except for the transactions made during common economic activities of the Company, the transactions connected to placement by means of a subscription (realization) of common stocks of the Company, and also the transactions connected to placement of issued securities, convertible into common stock of the Company, the resolution on which is approved by the majority of three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
18) adoption of a decision on participation in the holding companies, financial and industrial groups, associations and other associations of the commercial organizations, accepted by the majority of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
19) approval of the internal documents regulating the activity of bodies of the Company, the resolution on which is approved by the majority of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
20) placement by the Company of the bonds convertible into shares and of other issued securities, convertible into shares if the specified bonds (other issued securities) are placed by means of a closed subscription or by a public offering if the convertible bonds (other issue securities) offered by an open subscription can be converted into common stock of the Company making more than 25 percent of common stock placed earlier, the resolution on which is approved by the majority of at least three quarters of votes of stockholders - the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
21) adoption of a decision on compensation at the expense of the Company of expenditures on preparation and convocation of an extraordinary general meeting of stockholders of the Company in case if, in infringement of requests of the current legislation of the Russian Federation, the Board of directors did not approve the resolution on convocation of an extraordinary meeting and the mentioned assembly is called by other persons. The resolution is approved by the majority of votes of stockholders – the owners of voting shares of the Company participating in the meeting;
22) Exemption of the person who independently or together with affiliates acquired 30 percent or more of the placed common stock of the Company, from the duty of purchase of shares from other stockholders of the Company, the resolution on which is approved by the majority of votes of stockholders – the owners of the voting shares participating in the meeting, except for votes with the shares, belonging to the specified person and his affiliates;
23) adoption of a decision on transfer of powers of the sole executive officer of the Company to the managing organization or to the manager, the resolution on which is approved by the majority of votes of stockholders - the owners of the voting shares participating in the meeting;